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these days if you went by massachusetts politics, if you only had massachusetts media fed into your home, you'd have no idea that the same guy was running for president. today was the second debate between scott brown and elizabeth warren. two things you'll remember in the first debate. the first the vehemence he attacked elizabeth warren on the basis of race in the first debate saying he could tell by looking at the law professor that she wasn't really native american. that was followed up by two scott brown tv ads attacking elizabeth warren on the basis of race. it was also followed by a bunch of scott brown staffers mocking native americans with fake war whoops and tomahawk chops. tonight he addressed the same controversy and kept arguing that race is relevant and a decision the voters have to make. he still did not apologize for staffers making fun of native americans even though the cherokee tribe chief asked him to. you know, other than just by looking at her. the other surprising thing from the first debate was that the name mitt romney was never mentioned in that first debate. mi
these days if you went by massachusetts politics, if you only had massachusetts media fed into your home, you'd have no idea that the same guy was running for president. today was the second debate between scott brown and elizabeth warren. two things you'll remember in the first debate. the first the vehemence he attacked elizabeth warren on the basis of race in the first debate saying he could tell by looking at the law professor that she wasn't really native american. that was followed up by...
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the swing voters in massachusetts were ready to vote for him. they didn't want to have all democratic control in massachusetts. they had reservations about him on abortion, because he had already -- he thought he was running for office in utah a year before. he had said to a utah paper, don't call me pro-choice. he came back to massachusetts and said, now call he pro-choice, or said, i will now support the pro-choice laws. so he had to win over the benefit of the doubt from those swing voters in massachusetts. he was able to do that then, and it seems like the same decision he's making now. i want to give these voters reassurance so they can vote for me on another issue. >> what strikes me, though, we've seen this pattern -- i get the romney campaign's motivation on this issue, for all those issues you just described. but what strikes me is they have tried to do this type of walkback on so many other issues they have succeeded at. the obama campaign seems determined to not them not walk back this one. is there anything you can see in terms of ro
the swing voters in massachusetts were ready to vote for him. they didn't want to have all democratic control in massachusetts. they had reservations about him on abortion, because he had already -- he thought he was running for office in utah a year before. he had said to a utah paper, don't call me pro-choice. he came back to massachusetts and said, now call he pro-choice, or said, i will now support the pro-choice laws. so he had to win over the benefit of the doubt from those swing voters...
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i called on another one of mitt's massachusetts myths. and he's made himself the shining knight. the fact is, there was a group, mass gap, which is the government appointments project, put together by a number of bipartisan women's groups. at the time there were approximately, i don't know, 30% of women in high-ranking positions in that administration. and this group got together and demanded, frankly, of me and of mitt romney that we make a pledge. that we pledge to bring more women into, whether it was my or his administration. so we actually signed, i think he did too, signed the pledge. so when he goes and says that he was out finding all these women, the fact is, the women beat on our doors and said, take these binders. so at least the binders, i think, was truthful. >> but the binders -- so you're saying, just so i get this right, it's not that mitt romney realized that all of his cabinet, potential appointees, as he mentioned last night, were too male in terms of the pool, and he needed -- he sent people back to go find binders full of women in order to change the gender m
i called on another one of mitt's massachusetts myths. and he's made himself the shining knight. the fact is, there was a group, mass gap, which is the government appointments project, put together by a number of bipartisan women's groups. at the time there were approximately, i don't know, 30% of women in high-ranking positions in that administration. and this group got together and demanded, frankly, of me and of mitt romney that we make a pledge. that we pledge to bring more women into,...
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you do not have to show a massachusetts driver's license in order to vote in massachusetts. but this billboard sure makes it look like it, doesn't it? a few months later, there was another special election. voters inside the polling place in newbedford showed up to these guys in suits and ties. the sign says show i.d. to vote. and then underneath it it has some rules listed. rules. have valid government-issued i.d. then it says some more stuff. the last rule is voluntary compliance. this isn't actually a rule at all. it's just a couple guys trying to make you think it's a rule while you're trying to vote. after that election the massachusetts secretary of state ruled that it was illegal for those guys to be inside that polling place with their big sign that says show i.d. to vote. but by that time, the election was over so maybe the mage was done. we don't know how many people roll past that billboard and decided they wouldn't turn out to vote because they didn't have a driver's license. we don't know how many people strolled in thinking they were going to vote, saw the sign
you do not have to show a massachusetts driver's license in order to vote in massachusetts. but this billboard sure makes it look like it, doesn't it? a few months later, there was another special election. voters inside the polling place in newbedford showed up to these guys in suits and ties. the sign says show i.d. to vote. and then underneath it it has some rules listed. rules. have valid government-issued i.d. then it says some more stuff. the last rule is voluntary compliance. this isn't...
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in 2004 governor romney signed the permanent assault weapons ban in massachusetts. then mitt romney decided to run for president. he started prepping himself for the republican presidential primary and then, of course, things got hilarious on the subject of guns. mr. romney said in a debate with "the boston globe," quote, i have a gun of my own. i go hunting myself. to which someone in the room replied, and i quote, excuse me, but isn't that your son josh's gun? yes, yes, it was. on the campaign trail, mr. romney touted it by saying he was a lifetime member of the nra. he would brag about that. that was sort of true. he joined the nra as a lifetime member in august 2006, just before announcing his presidential run. lifetime isn't the same thing as lifelong when it comes to membership in the nra. you too could become a member of the nra simply by giving them $1,000. when asked about his recent membership, mr. romney explained, quote, i'm after the nra's endorsement, in other words, i'm running for office. mitt romney wasn't just after their endorsement in the 2008 re
in 2004 governor romney signed the permanent assault weapons ban in massachusetts. then mitt romney decided to run for president. he started prepping himself for the republican presidential primary and then, of course, things got hilarious on the subject of guns. mr. romney said in a debate with "the boston globe," quote, i have a gun of my own. i go hunting myself. to which someone in the room replied, and i quote, excuse me, but isn't that your son josh's gun? yes, yes, it was. on...
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his challenger is this guy, massachusetts senator john kerry. remember at the democratic convention this year when john kerry gave the bang-up speech about mitt romney learning everything he knew about russia by watching rocky 4, and his overseas trip actually being a blooper reel and all that stuff? this this great barn burner of a very funny speech by john kerry. everybody said, afterwards, where was that john kerry when he was the guy running for president in 2004? well, that john kerry actually did show up in 2004 when he was running for president. at least he showed up for the first debate against the incumbent president that year, and in that first debate against the incumbent president, challenger john kerry cleaned the president's clock. >> i made a mistake in how i talk about the war, but the president made a mistake in invading iraq. which is worse? >> president bush and senator kerry were hard at it again today, campaigning across battleground states, continuing the spirited debate they had last night on terrorism in iraq, but this ti
his challenger is this guy, massachusetts senator john kerry. remember at the democratic convention this year when john kerry gave the bang-up speech about mitt romney learning everything he knew about russia by watching rocky 4, and his overseas trip actually being a blooper reel and all that stuff? this this great barn burner of a very funny speech by john kerry. everybody said, afterwards, where was that john kerry when he was the guy running for president in 2004? well, that john kerry...
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not until 9:30 to 11:00 tonight and even beyond midnight for the massachusetts area. so we still have the potential in that little shade of purple there for a 6-11 foot storm surge. and even as we go into tomorrow morning, we have another high tide sickle at 8:00 in the morning. we're going to see the ebb and flow of the high and low tide create some flooding concerns tomorrow morning into tuesday. then we showed pictures of the snow. we have picked up more than 10 inches of snow already in the mountainous regions of west virginia and it looks like those regions will end up with more than a foot of snow. that's why it really is a hybrid storm here that's taken on at first hurricane characteristics. now transforming and i wish there was a better name for it. post tropical cyclone doesn't sound threatening. but we'll be talking about this for several days because of the torrential rains and the power outages and the power crews to get to those power outages will be an issue. tomorrow's not going to be that great. wednesday is better, but still not great. it's going to t
not until 9:30 to 11:00 tonight and even beyond midnight for the massachusetts area. so we still have the potential in that little shade of purple there for a 6-11 foot storm surge. and even as we go into tomorrow morning, we have another high tide sickle at 8:00 in the morning. we're going to see the ebb and flow of the high and low tide create some flooding concerns tomorrow morning into tuesday. then we showed pictures of the snow. we have picked up more than 10 inches of snow already in the...
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this is the assault weapons ban that mitt romney signed as massachusetts governor. apparently the nra does not mind that. they're too busy endorsing this gun banning guy over the other guy who has done no such thing, but who happens to be a democrat. so it is remarkable that the vice presidential nominee of the republican party stormed out of this interview in michigan this week. but him storming out does not seem to have been because of the question about cutting taxes or this reporter embarrassing himself, which is the way the campaign tried to put it. this reporter from flint, michigan, this reporter has nothing to be embarrassed about. he got two scoops here. after he got paul ryan to admit he thinks poor people are poor because they have bad character and teaching poor people to have better character is how they can get out of poverty and after he got him to admit that president obama is not taking away anyone's guns despite all of the republican campaigning to the contrary right this second, with those scoops, i mean, isn't it possible that the campaign pulled
this is the assault weapons ban that mitt romney signed as massachusetts governor. apparently the nra does not mind that. they're too busy endorsing this gun banning guy over the other guy who has done no such thing, but who happens to be a democrat. so it is remarkable that the vice presidential nominee of the republican party stormed out of this interview in michigan this week. but him storming out does not seem to have been because of the question about cutting taxes or this reporter...
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. >> massachusetts governor mitt romney addressing the al smith dinner in new york city. live. you see him there speaking with president obama, who will be speaking in just a moment. giving the same, we expect, type of speech that mr. romney gave in a sense that it will be funny and there will be some remarks that have less snark to them and are more kind and are less political. that's the sort of speeches these are. the reason this is a big event on the political calendar is because it happens so close to the election. as we're waiting for president obama to start his remarks i should introduce w. bell, the host of "totally biased" on fx which is brilliant. you are here as our comedic strategic adviser. >> yes. >> before we hear from president obama, do you have any big picture reaction to how mr. romney did there as a comedian? >> i thing hek he has to learn to enjoy the joke telling process. >> ah. >> he has that look on his face between every joke like he's just been stabbed. >> the jokes worked well but looked unhappy even when they worked. let's go to president obama. we'
. >> massachusetts governor mitt romney addressing the al smith dinner in new york city. live. you see him there speaking with president obama, who will be speaking in just a moment. giving the same, we expect, type of speech that mr. romney gave in a sense that it will be funny and there will be some remarks that have less snark to them and are more kind and are less political. that's the sort of speeches these are. the reason this is a big event on the political calendar is because it...
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in this case you includes former massachusetts governor mitt romney. if you think running a restaurant is hard, try running four. fortunately we've got ink. it gives us 5x the rewards on our internet, phone charges and cable, plus at office supply stores. rewards we put right back into our business. this is the only thing we've ever wanted to do and ink helps us do it. make your mark with ink from chase. meet the 5-passenger ford c-max hybrid. when you're carrying a lot of weight, c-max has a nice little trait, you see, c-max helps you load your freight, with its foot-activated lift gate. but that's not all you'll see, cause c-max also beats prius v, with better mpg. say hi to the all-new 47 combined mpg c-max hybrid. the president canceled all campaign events today and tomorrow. his opponent, mitt romney, said he was canceling all campaign events. this one did stay on the schedule. romney/ryan victory rally. dayton, ohio, october 30th. this was the traveling press pass handed out for the romney event today. it was tweeted out by reporter ari shapiro.
in this case you includes former massachusetts governor mitt romney. if you think running a restaurant is hard, try running four. fortunately we've got ink. it gives us 5x the rewards on our internet, phone charges and cable, plus at office supply stores. rewards we put right back into our business. this is the only thing we've ever wanted to do and ink helps us do it. make your mark with ink from chase. meet the 5-passenger ford c-max hybrid. when you're carrying a lot of weight, c-max has a...
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in 2004 when this sort of landed on the national radar because of massachusetts and the supreme court ruling i think the first poll i saw back then nationally, 30% support. now you're talking well over 50% at the national level. when you break that down even further what you're looking at is near 70% in the democratic party. maybe even higher now. that affected the democratic coalition. independents, 57%. this is before obama's announcement. it's only in the republican party down at 22%. that's what's keeping the overall number in the low to mid 50s. outside the republican party this is basically a settled issue. that means when you put it in a blue state, maine clearly blue, washington clearly blue, maryland clearly blue. the odds are very good that this thing is going to pass comfortably. minnesota we think of as a blue state but it is actually, as it gets closer, three, four, five point win for democrats commonly there, a lot more social conservatives there so it is not surprising it me it's a little closer than minnesota but i think we're at the point where if this goes on the bal
in 2004 when this sort of landed on the national radar because of massachusetts and the supreme court ruling i think the first poll i saw back then nationally, 30% support. now you're talking well over 50% at the national level. when you break that down even further what you're looking at is near 70% in the democratic party. maybe even higher now. that affected the democratic coalition. independents, 57%. this is before obama's announcement. it's only in the republican party down at 22%. that's...
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the losing side of the gender gap in otherwise competitive senate races in virginia, wisconsin, in massachusetts. republicans are even on the losing side of a gender gap in a senate race where their candidate is the woman. running against a guy. in connecticut. which is maybe not surprising. after two years in which republican politics have been more aggressively and successfully hostile to women's rights, particularly to women's reproductive choice, than they have been since roe v. wade was decided. the gender gap is also now an animating feature, of course, of the presidential campaign. as we saw in the nbc marist poll that came out yesterday for iowa and wisconsin, the gender gap in both of those states where president obama is leading the gender gap in both those states is 18 points. the republican side knows it desperately needs to close the gender gap if they're going to try to win this race. the democrats know they are actually really dependent on that gender gap. they are dependent on that gender gap persisting. that as much as anything else in the race is driving what the candidates and
the losing side of the gender gap in otherwise competitive senate races in virginia, wisconsin, in massachusetts. republicans are even on the losing side of a gender gap in a senate race where their candidate is the woman. running against a guy. in connecticut. which is maybe not surprising. after two years in which republican politics have been more aggressively and successfully hostile to women's rights, particularly to women's reproductive choice, than they have been since roe v. wade was...
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in this case you includes former massachusetts governor mitt romney. a restaurant is hard, try running four. fortunately we've got ink. it gives us 5x the rewards on our internet, phone charges and cable, plus at office supply stores. rewards we put right back into our business. this is the only thing we've ever wanted to do and ink helps us do it. make your mark with ink from chase. the president canceled all campaign events today and tomorrow. his opponent, mitt romney, said he was canceling all campaign events. this one did stay on the schedule. romney/ryan victory rally. dayton, ohio, october 30th. this was the traveling press pass handed out for the romney event today. it was tweeted out by reporter ari shapiro. the event had previously been planned as a campaign rally. they kept it in the same place as the rally. they kept the event at the same time as the romney. mr. romney appeared with the same celebrity endorsers scheduled for rally and led with the vote for mitt romney biographical video that they play to start their campaign rallies. becaus
in this case you includes former massachusetts governor mitt romney. a restaurant is hard, try running four. fortunately we've got ink. it gives us 5x the rewards on our internet, phone charges and cable, plus at office supply stores. rewards we put right back into our business. this is the only thing we've ever wanted to do and ink helps us do it. make your mark with ink from chase. the president canceled all campaign events today and tomorrow. his opponent, mitt romney, said he was canceling...